By VIRGILE AHISSOU and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. A group of soldiers appeared on Benin ’s state
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Dec. 07. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Dec. 07. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 3 1½ (41½) at LA CHARGERS College Football Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at NAVY 3½ 6½ (38½) Army Saturday LA Bowl Inglewood, Calif. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Washington 7½ 8½ (52½) Boise State Tuesday, Dec. 16 Salute to Veterans Bowl
Continue ReadingNo. 1 UConn (8-0) beat South Florida 85-51. No. 2 Texas (9-0) beat No. 11 North Carolina 79-64. No. 3 South Carolina (8-1) beat No. 22 Louisville 79-77. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. No. 5 LSU (9-0) beat Duke 93-77. No. 6 Michigan (7-1) beat Central Michigan 82-40. No. 7 Maryland (10-0) beat
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 6, 6 (two, six, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 5, 8 (four, five, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 4, 6 (zero, four, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 9, 10, 16, 22, 25 (nine, ten, sixteen, twenty-two, twenty-five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 4, 4, 4, 8 (four, four, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 7, 9 (one, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 1, 11, 22, 27, 38 (one, eleven, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A fire ripped through a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, killing 25 people, including tourists, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora village in North Goa, a party hub, some 25 kilometers (15-miles) from the state capital, Panaji. Goa’s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 3 (three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — About a third of Hong Kong ‘s registered voters elected a new 90-member legislature Sunday, a turnout that avoided an embarrassment for the government but fell short of a ringing endorsement of an electoral system revamp that eliminated the once feisty opposition in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 4, 6 (zero, four, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 8, 9, 9 (eight, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 0, 7, 7, 8 (zero, seven, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS (AP) — Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado demonstrated Saturday in several cities worldwide to commemorate her Nobel Peace Prize win ahead of the prestigious award ceremony next week. Thousands of people marched through Madrid, Utrecht, Buenos Aires, Lima and other cities in support of Machado,
Continue Reading EAST Johns Hopkins 45, Salisbury 13 Kutztown 51, Frostburg St. 29 Susquehanna 29, Eastern 0 Villanova 14, Lehigh 7 SOUTH Berry 31, Trinity (Texas) 23 Duke 27, Virginia 20, OT Georgia 28, Alabama 7 Newberry 31, Albany St. (Ga.) 24 Prairie View 23, Jackson St. 21 South Dakota 47, Mercer 0 MIDWEST Bethel (Minn. )
Continue Reading Saturday No. 1 UConn (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Prairie View A&M, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina Central, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday. No. 5 LSU (9-0) did
Continue Reading Saturday No. 1 Purdue (8-1) lost to No. 10 Iowa State 81-58. Next: vs. Minnesota, Wednesday. No. 2 Arizona (8-0) beat No. 20 Auburn 97-68. Next: at No. 12 Alabama, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (8-0) beat Rutgers 101-60. Next: vs. Villanova, Tuesday. No. 4 Duke (10-0) beat No. 7 Michigan State 66-60. Next: TBA. No.
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year — which also happens to be Flag Day — but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth. The new list of free admission days
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss the case and has set a
Continue Reading No. 1 Ohio St. (12-1) lost to No. 2 Indiana 13-10. Next: TBA. No. 2 Indiana (13-0) beat No. 1 Ohio St. 13-10. Next: TBA. No. 3 Georgia (12-1) beat No. 10 Alabama 28-7. Next: TBA. No. 4 Oregon (11-1) did not play. Next: TBA. No. 5 Texas Tech (12-1) beat No. 11 BYU 34-7.
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